as as can be

结构︰主词＋be 动词＋as＋形容词＋as＋（形容词）＋can be

说明︰此句型意为极，不亚于任何人。此句型借重复同一个形容词而成为强调此形容词的说法。常用的此类词组有：as plain as plain can be（再明白不过了），as wise as wise can be（再聪明不过了），as white as white can be（白得不能再白了），as wrong as wrong can be（错得太离谱）等。

His failure is as plain as plain can be. 他的失败是再明白不过了。

He is as handsome as （handsome） can be. 他潇洒极了。

She is as kind as can be. 她极为和颜悦色。

Mary is as hardworking as can be. 玛丽在班上之用功不输任何人。

He may not be so clever as Peter， but he is as industrious as can be.

他也许不如彼得聪明，但却用功极了。

as as ever

结构︰as＋形容词／副词＋as ever

说明︰此句型意为与往常一样。

He seems to be as busy as ever. 他似乎和往常一样忙碌。

He works as hard as ever. 他和往常一样努力工作。

She was as beautiful as ever after so many years. 过了那么多年，她美丽如故。

times as as

结构︰倍数词＋as＋形容词／副词＋as

说明︰此句型意为是的几倍。两倍是 twice，而三倍以上的倍，通常用 times.

An ordinary subway train， approaching the station， can be twice as loud as the loudest jet.

平常的地下火车接近车站时，发出的声音可能是最大声的喷射机的两倍。

This line is four times as long as that one. 这条线是那条线的四倍长。

I am twice as old as he. 我的年纪是他的两倍。

She studies three times as hard as I. 她用功的程度是我的三倍。

He earns twice as much as he used to. 他比往常多赚二倍的钱。

She spent half as much money as you. 她花掉的钱只有你花掉的一半。

times the/my N

结构︰倍数词＋the（或所有格）＋名词

说明︰此句型意为是的几倍。倍数词名词之间一定有 the 或所有格.有时可改为倍数词＋as＋形容词。三倍以上的倍，通常用times。而more than＋倍数词＋the（或所有格）＋名词译为是的几倍还不止。

It was over twice the distance of the earth from the sun. 那是地球到太阳的距离的两倍多。

Line A is four times the length of line B. 线条 A 是线条 B 的四倍长。

I have five times the number of Toms books. 我有五倍于汤姆的书。

He has three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍。

He has more than three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍还不止。

The river is ten times the length of the Tamsui River. 这条河的长度是淡水河的十倍。

Holland has two-thirds the inhabitants of the state of New York， which is four times the size of Holland. 荷兰的居民是纽约州的三分之二，而纽约州却是荷兰的四倍大。

more than as as

结构︰more than＋倍数词＋as＋形容词／副词＋as

说明︰此句型意为是的几倍还不止。两倍是twice，而三倍以上的倍，通常用times.

He is more than three times as rich as I. （=He is three times richer than I.）

他的财富是我的三倍还不止。

He studies more than three times as hard as I. 他用功的程度是我的三倍还不止。

I am more than twice as old as he. 我的年龄是他的两倍还不止。

He has collected more than three times as many stamps as I （have）。

他搜集的邮票是我的三倍还不止。

times er than

结构︰倍数词＋形容词或副词比较级＋than

说明︰此句型意为比大几倍。两倍是twice，而三倍以上的倍，通常用times.

We now know that X-ray waves are 2，000 to 10，000 times shorter than light waves.

我们现在知道X光波比光波短二千到一万倍。

This street is four times shorter than that one. 这条街道比那条短四倍。

The mother elephant is one hundred times heavier than the baby elephant.

这只母象比小象重一百倍。

It is ten times louder than another. 它比另外一个的声音大十倍。

This street is three times wider than that one. 这条街比那条街宽三倍。

I am twice older than he. 我的年纪比他大两倍。

not so adj. as adj.

结构︰not so＋形容词／副词＋as＋形容词／副词

说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于形容词副词＋rather than＋形容词副词。

She is not so beautiful as charming. （=She is charming rather than beautiful.）

与其说她美倒不如说她迷人。

He is not so clever as diligent. 与其说他聪明倒不如说他勤奋。

She is not so kind as simple. 与其说她善良不如说她单纯。

not so much + N as + N

结构︰not so much＋名词＋as＋名词

说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于名词＋rather than＋名词。

He is not so much a writer as a scholar. 与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。

He is not so much a genius as a hard worker. 他的努力胜于天份。

The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical accomplishment. 阿波罗计划与其说是一项科学成果，不如说是一项技术成就。

not so much as

结构︰not so much＋介系词词组／不定词词组＋as＋介系词词组／不定词词组

说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于介系词词组不定词词组＋rather than＋ 介系词词组不定词词组。

Happiness hinges not so much on wealth as on health.

快乐与其说在于财富倒不如说在于健康。

Ones greatness lies not so much in his wealth as in his character.

一个人的伟大与其说是由他的财富来判断，倒不如说是由他的品德来判断。

Success lies not so much as in luck as in hard work.

与其说成功在于运气不如说是辛勤努力。

I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。

It is not so helpful to give someone some bread as to teach him how to make a living.

与其说给人面包很有帮助，倒不如说教导他如何谋生才重要。

Our success was attributed not so much to your help as to our cooperation.

我们的成功与其归功于您的帮忙，不如归功于我们的合作。

The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning. 学校教育的最大用处，与其说是教你事物，不如说是教你学习的方法。

The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. （=The oceans do not divide the world so much as unite it.） 与其说是海洋分割这个世界，不如说是统一这个世界。

as as can be

结构︰主词＋be 动词＋as＋形容词＋as＋（形容词）＋can be

说明︰此句型意为极，不亚于任何人。此句型借重复同一个形容词而成为强调此形容词的说法。常用的此类词组有：as plain as plain can be（再明白不过了），as wise as wise can be（再聪明不过了），as white as white can be（白得不能再白了），as wrong as wrong can be（错得太离谱）等。

His failure is as plain as plain can be. 他的失败是再明白不过了。

He is as handsome as （handsome） can be. 他潇洒极了。

She is as kind as can be. 她极为和颜悦色。

Mary is as hardworking as can be. 玛丽在班上之用功不输任何人。

He may not be so clever as Peter， but he is as industrious as can be.

他也许不如彼得聪明，但却用功极了。

as as ever

结构︰as＋形容词／副词＋as ever

说明︰此句型意为与往常一样。

He seems to be as busy as ever. 他似乎和往常一样忙碌。

He works as hard as ever. 他和往常一样努力工作。

She was as beautiful as ever after so many years. 过了那么多年，她美丽如故。

times as as

结构︰倍数词＋as＋形容词／副词＋as

说明︰此句型意为是的几倍。两倍是 twice，而三倍以上的倍，通常用 times.

An ordinary subway train， approaching the station， can be twice as loud as the loudest jet.

平常的地下火车接近车站时，发出的声音可能是最大声的喷射机的两倍。

This line is four times as long as that one. 这条线是那条线的四倍长。

I am twice as old as he. 我的年纪是他的两倍。

She studies three times as hard as I. 她用功的程度是我的三倍。

He earns twice as much as he used to. 他比往常多赚二倍的钱。

She spent half as much money as you. 她花掉的钱只有你花掉的一半。

times the/my N

结构︰倍数词＋the（或所有格）＋名词

说明︰此句型意为是的几倍。倍数词名词之间一定有 the 或所有格.有时可改为倍数词＋as＋形容词。三倍以上的倍，通常用times。而more than＋倍数词＋the（或所有格）＋名词译为是的几倍还不止。

It was over twice the distance of the earth from the sun. 那是地球到太阳的距离的两倍多。

Line A is four times the length of line B. 线条 A 是线条 B 的四倍长。

I have five times the number of Toms books. 我有五倍于汤姆的书。

He has three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍。

He has more than three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍还不止。

The river is ten times the length of the Tamsui River. 这条河的长度是淡水河的十倍。

Holland has two-thirds the inhabitants of the state of New York， which is four times the size of Holland. 荷兰的居民是纽约州的三分之二，而纽约州却是荷兰的四倍大。

more than as as

结构︰more than＋倍数词＋as＋形容词／副词＋as

说明︰此句型意为是的几倍还不止。两倍是twice，而三倍以上的倍，通常用times.

He is more than three times as rich as I. （=He is three times richer than I.）

他的财富是我的三倍还不止。

He studies more than three times as hard as I. 他用功的程度是我的三倍还不止。

I am more than twice as old as he. 我的年龄是他的两倍还不止。

He has collected more than three times as many stamps as I （have）。

他搜集的邮票是我的三倍还不止。

times er than

结构︰倍数词＋形容词或副词比较级＋than

说明︰此句型意为比大几倍。两倍是twice，而三倍以上的倍，通常用times.

We now know that X-ray waves are 2，000 to 10，000 times shorter than light waves.

我们现在知道X光波比光波短二千到一万倍。

This street is four times shorter than that one. 这条街道比那条短四倍。

The mother elephant is one hundred times heavier than the baby elephant.

这只母象比小象重一百倍。

It is ten times louder than another. 它比另外一个的声音大十倍。

This street is three times wider than that one. 这条街比那条街宽三倍。

I am twice older than he. 我的年纪比他大两倍。

not so adj. as adj.

结构︰not so＋形容词／副词＋as＋形容词／副词

说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于形容词副词＋rather than＋形容词副词。

She is not so beautiful as charming. （=She is charming rather than beautiful.）

与其说她美倒不如说她迷人。

He is not so clever as diligent. 与其说他聪明倒不如说他勤奋。

She is not so kind as simple. 与其说她善良不如说她单纯。

not so much + N as + N

结构︰not so much＋名词＋as＋名词

说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于名词＋rather than＋名词。

He is not so much a writer as a scholar. 与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。

He is not so much a genius as a hard worker. 他的努力胜于天份。

The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical accomplishment. 阿波罗计划与其说是一项科学成果，不如说是一项技术成就。

not so much as

结构︰not so much＋介系词词组／不定词词组＋as＋介系词词组／不定词词组

说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于介系词词组不定词词组＋rather than＋ 介系词词组不定词词组。

Happiness hinges not so much on wealth as on health.

快乐与其说在于财富倒不如说在于健康。

Ones greatness lies not so much in his wealth as in his character.

一个人的伟大与其说是由他的财富来判断，倒不如说是由他的品德来判断。

Success lies not so much as in luck as in hard work.

与其说成功在于运气不如说是辛勤努力。

I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。

It is not so helpful to give someone some bread as to teach him how to make a living.

与其说给人面包很有帮助，倒不如说教导他如何谋生才重要。

Our success was attributed not so much to your help as to our cooperation.

我们的成功与其归功于您的帮忙，不如归功于我们的合作。

The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach you the art of learning. 学校教育的最大用处，与其说是教你事物，不如说是教你学习的方法。

The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. （=The oceans do not divide the world so much as unite it.） 与其说是海洋分割这个世界，不如说是统一这个世界。